Something like a Popcorn Hour A-110
Looking for a media player like the A-110.
As I never use any of the online features & only use the HDD to put movies on for the wee one,I was wanting to know if any of you guys can point me towards a cheaper media player than the A-110.
I've had Sumvisions & also bought another poor make before & both of them produced poor Audio & also failed to play a lot of the movies due the codecs.
Also one that the remote control only needs to be pressed once to act :-/
Any ideas what media player can do what the A-110 can do minus the online side of it at a cheaper price ?
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Jump to unread Post a CommentAcer revo running xbmc is perfect, quite pricey if the 'wee one' is very 'wee'
It's been superseded by new models but worth a look.
The Designer Habitat Nano 3.0 is supposed to be pretty good and cheap too.
Under £50 as this is for a 2 year old.
Acer revo running xbmc is perfect, quite pricey if the 'wee one' is very 'wee'
It's been superseded by new models but worth a look.
The Designer Habitat Nano 3.0 is supposed to be pretty good and cheap too.
Had a quick look at this & found the support good (below).
Is the Audio good as I've found with cheaper brands,you have to turn your TV up to a very high volume just to hear it.Also does the remote work well as again with cheaper versions I found myself pointing the remote at the media player & half the time nothing happened.I then found if you point the remote at the wife it then turns over the channel :-/
in 1 Card Reader - Supports SD, MMC and MS cards.
Supported codec: RM/RMVB/AVI/DIVX/MKV/MOV/HDMOV/MP4/PMP/AVC/FLV/VOB/MPG/DAT/MPEG/H.264/MPEG1/2/4, WMV
Video Output: HDMI output to 1080P, Composite (AV)
Features: USB host port, LED light (Blue=On), IR Receiver, SD/MMC/MS card slot, Composite AV port, HDMI port, Power supply jack & Power supply
Reads hard drives formatted in FAT32 and NTFS, supports hard drives up to 1TB and SD/MS cards up to 64GB. Also plays subtitle files as well as loop videos.
What is the Audio & Remote control performance like from this media player ?
I use custom firmware that also allows me to use a wireless USB stick to extend it's functionality beyond that which WD provided (albeit for to see that it can be done rather than any serious use) and there are a few good dedicated forums to discuss the machines and new custom firmwares.
I use custom firmware that also allows me to use a wireless USB stick to extend it's functionality beyond that which WD provided (albeit for to see that it can be done rather than any serious use) and there are a few good dedicated forums to discuss the machines and new custom firmwares.
Well if the Audio & remote have no issues then all I'll need to do is buy a external HDD case & give it a go.
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Edited By: reddit on May 22, 2012 09:57
Edited By: ding on May 22, 2012 10:21: .
So can you tell me if the Audio & the remote control work well with this player ?
I can see why people would go for this,but the Designer Habitat Nano 3.0 sells for a crazy £20 & those reviews in Amazon back-up what I need.
Also the Raspberry Pi maybe a little small & fragile for a 2 year old.
Even this one gets great reviews.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/IncrediSonic-Ultra-Play-IMP150-Flashdrives/dp/B006FNCWSY/ref=lh_ni_t
Edited By: WheresMeNuts on May 22, 2012 10:46: Added Info
So can you tell me if the Audio & the remote control work well with this player ?
the remote works well just tried it at a distance of about 8m and it responded well as for the audio i have only used it on a standard stereo tv and it sounded great, just plugged it into my cinema surround system but only via the tv earphone out socket, so only a basic connection, and played a music file and it sounded great, i am no music snob tho, but for 20 quid its a great little box and it holds its own
Do you know where you can get one for £30 right now?